What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Check the blinker fluid?

 

Nah, muffler bearings....

 

Good point.. There such a pain to fix in these first gens...

 

truck wouldn't start last week I thought the battery was just just really dead, so we put in a new one, nothing. so it was brought to a mechanic, and got it back today. guy replaced fuel pump, the ECM! and a pulley(I forget which) and a belt.

what's that?

where are those?

 

Link to blinker fluid
and to muffler bearings (Best quality and price IMO)

 

oh haha
I didn't really think those were real, but I thought id play along . . .

 

Nissans have blinker fluid, that's all I am saying.

 

now thats hilarious

it doesent matter, it would be a shitty idea to try to tow the tacoma (when finished) on a trailer. Just not enough power period.

 

And done! other than tires and alignment.





Will have pics with the bumper back on tomorrow

 

I'm not your kid so I don't see your point.

Enough on that, back to trucks... And Satan.

 

looks like your rack bushing needs replaced too?

now I'm not suggesting this but here you go:

http://motivelocks.tripod.com/warning-page-fd-n-t.html


and they also sell a lock:

http://motivelocks.tripod.com/msts-toyota-tacoma-inst.html


when Toyota replaced my spare tire carrier/plate under TSB they used the standard one. apparently the original dealer I bought my truck from had used the lock/key cylinder. So I do have a barrel key sitting in my truck that's useless

 

Nice!



Mounted the tepui awning on the frontrunner

 

Got my truck back late last night.

Timng belt and tensioner changed
Water pump changed
Valve Cover gaskets and plug well gaskets
Plugs, Wires
Upper and Lower rad hoses changed.....cooling system flushed.

187K miles..... Feels good to not have any oils leaks again.

 

I did an expo kinda mod

LED "light wand" attatched to 14ft of wire running off the truck

 

Finially got my plate welded onto my sliders.

 

Damn brother... looks awesome!

 

Did the first half of my CB install before it started raining.

 

Did plugs (wires are only from last year) and cleaned the intake system over the weekend as a recent leaky exhaust replacement and P0420 code had fouled everything heavily from running rich for so long (and the last plugs were changed only 10k miles ago and were filthy). Used the MAF cleaner, wiped out all the dust, took the throttle body completely off and cleaned all points thoroughly. However, I could not locate the IACV(idle air control valve) which i have a new gasket for. I disassembled the two sides of the TB, the one side just had the empty chamber where those little holes collect black dust, andthe other side was just gears and springs inside... so where is the IACV?

On reassembly I cleaned up and antiseized some of the rusty bolts going back in, hand tightened the loose head bolts while it was apart, put fresh dielectric grease on all the electrical harnesses, cleaned up corrosion and put battery terminal protection spray on, but looks like i need hoses soon as some are starting to crack at the tips.

Had some carnage in the process, the bolt securing a coil pack broke in half, so improvised with what was on hand which worked great, same thread size just needed a washer to make it the correct length. Also, the screws attaching the throttle line to the body were stripping out so I picked up some nice replacements at the hardware store. The philps screws on the throttle body were also stripping so I had to dremel them to accept a flathead (much easier).

At 186K miles now, so its about time for timing belt, water pump, tensioners and pulleys soon, that will be an expensive bill, but the work I did this time only cost the $12 for plugs and $4 for bolts plus the lubes, cleaners and supplies I had on hand, so it worked out pretty well.

She fired right up no sputtering or rough idle really. Took a test drive and it felt great, real smooth running, no CEL, i'm a happy camper and hoping my MPG's come back now that its all taken care of.

 

Any feedback/constructive criticism on what I got so far?

 

That's a really clean install right there.